Indoor Garden

Winter in our area isn't over yet. The last frost day is still more than two months away. But spring is coming and with it the next growing season! Starting seeds indoors is the start for a new garden season.
Why start seeds indoors?
Why we do things depends on what we want to achieve. What is the ...

Growing microgreens and baby salad greens at home is easy and adds instant homegrown freshness to your meals. Microgreens and baby salad greens are great for growing indoors during the long winter months.
What is the difference between sprouts, microgreens, and baby greens
An emerging shoot from a ...

Winter 2019 has been good to us and now it is time for a garden update - winter 2019 on video. We do these updates to encourage you and us to keep growing. To see what has worked well and what needs improvement and to learn from it. You can see last years' winter garden update here. During the ...

There are a few types of hydroponic systems: Water Culture, Ebb and Flow (Flood & Drain), Drip (recovery or non-recovery), N.F.T. (Nutrient Film Technique) and Aeroponic. We already listed the benefits of a vertical aeroponics system here, in this article I want to show you how to set up a ...

Welcome to another update of our indoor window garden. Today we talk about the advantage of a window garden as an alternative to a passive solar greenhouse in a cold northern climate. In our experience the window garden has preformed very well growing year round in Zone 3 (temperature here can go ...

For years I thought that cold and frost are our biggest foe, but not any longer. With the indoor garden we can grow food even in -40 degrees. However, what turns out to be a real challenge is pests. Aphids, spider mites and scales can easily ruin an indoor or greenhouse garden. We mostly have to ...

Growing sprouts at home is the easiest way to grow nutritious food right in your kitchen. No green thumb is needed, as well as no soil, no grow lights, and no extra space. You can start today and become a gourmet sprout grower in less than a week.
Why grow sprouts at home
Sprouts' nutrition value ...

Welcome to Northern Homestead Indoor Garden Update - Winter 2018 on video. The outdoor garden is covered in snow and temperatures are well into freezing. But in our food production garage things are growing well. Enjoy the tour!
If you have trouble to see the video, go here. Growing ...

Troubleshooting in an indoor edible window garden is a topic I do not like to write about. Let's just pretend everything grows without any challenges. In reality it is different though. An indoor garden is an denatural environment. There is less light, no pollinators and no natural air movement. ...

What to Grow in an Indoor Edible Window Garden. Over the years we have grown a whole lot of plants indoors at a window: Microgreens, herbs, Aloe Vera, strawberries, lettuce, winter greens like kale, root vegetables like carrots, winter vegetables like broccoli, summer vegetables like tomatoes and ...